Rekareka

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Coordinates: 16°49′S 141°55′W / -16.817, -141.917 Rekareka, Tehuata or Tu-henua, is an atoll of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It is located in the Centre East of the group, 83 km southeast from Raroia .[1] and lies 70 km NW of Tauere, its nearest neighbor. The shoal water of this small atoll extends 0.5 mile seaward from its northern, western, and southern sides, and about 0.8 miles from its south-eastern side.[2] Rekareka has no fresh water and is uninhabited.[3]

[edit] History

Spanish explorer Pedro Fernández de Quirós sighted Rekareka during his Pacific expedition on February 13 1606. The Spaniards named this island "La Sagitaria" and reported that it was inhabited at that time. In some maps this island also appears as "Bonne Esperance" and "Good Hope".

[edit] Administration

Administratively Rekareka belongs to the commune of Amanu which includes the atolls of Rekareka (uninhabited) and Tauere. The Amanu commune is associated with the Hao commune.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rekareka
  2. ^ coastalexplorer.net/downloads/guide_books/sailing_directions/enroute_126;download
  3. ^ United Nations Environment Programme, IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (1986). Review of the Protected Areas System in Oceania. The World Conservation Union, p207. ISBN 2880325099. 


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